Q: Landlord says I'm not allowed on roof of apartment advertised as having "private roof deck"
I recently signed a lease for an apartment that was advertised as having "private roof deck". The posting went as far as including staged photos of said roof-deck furnished with patio furniture.
The roof has only one entrance through a door inside the apartment.
The landlord now claims we have no right to be on the roof.
The lease makes no specific mention of the existence or absence of a roof.
What can I do? I rented the place under the pretense that I am getting a roof, and I believe I was reasonable in coming to that impression based on the posting and communication with the realtor even in the absence of explicit mention in the lease.
What can I do?
A: Landlord is breaching the contract. You have right to roof deck, even if it means taking him to court!
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